Lynn blood drive gives hope to stricken 6-year-old girl – Itemlive

The Greater Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church and the American Red Cross held a blood drive all day Friday to honor and raise awareness for Sa’ray Harvey, a 6-year-old girl suffering from sickle cell disease. Lynn resident Schuyler Hogan, Harvey’s cousin, helped organize the blood drive alongside Bishop Anthony Bennett and …

Family of 1-year-old Mansfield girl with rare disease to hold blood drive in Attleboro

The family of a 1-year-old Mansfield girl with Kawasaki disease, a relatively rare ailment involving inflammation of blood vessels, will hold a blood drive Friday in Attleboro for Boston Children’s Hospital patients. The drive is “an effort for my family to give back to the hospital who saved my daughter’s …

Area mom supports her daughters legacy with a blood drive

Sarah Buelow has seen firsthand the impact blood transfusions have on a person’s well-being. Her daughter, 12-year-old Allison Petrusczak passed away last month after a battle with brain cancer. She was diagnosed last year and given a one-year prognosis. While Petrusczak fought past the prognosis, she died on February 20, …

I’ve had a blood transfusion every 3 weeks since I was 2 months old due to a rare disease

At best thalassaemia leaves you tired, weak, and pale because the body does not produce enough haemoglobin to carry oxygen around the body. At worst a dangerous iron build-up caused by regular blood transfusions could kill you if it goes unchecked. Graphic designer Ashkaan Bandoui, 34, from Acton suffers from …

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